Eighteenth-Century Studies

Aims & Scope

Eighteenth-Century Studies is committed to publishing the best of current writing on all aspects of eighteenth-century culture.

The journal publishes different modes of analysis and disciplinary discourses that explore how recent historiographical, critical, and theoretical ideas have engaged scholars concerned with the eighteenth century.

Eighteenth-Century Studies is the official publication of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	0.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	25402

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	29

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.139

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	27

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The Genius and the Copyright: Economic and Legal Conditions of the Emergence of the 'Author'

  Citation: 201

  Authors: Martha

• Olaudah Equiano, Accidental Tourist

  Citation: 58

  Authors: Geraldine

• The Anatomy of Difference: Race and Sex in Eighteenth-Century Science

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Londa

• Enlightenment Salons: The Convergence of Female and Philosophic Ambitions

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Dena

• The Third Earl of Shaftesbury and the Progress of Politeness

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Lawrence

• Mary Astell and the Feminist Critique of Possesive Individualism

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Ruth

• Copyright and the Invention of Tradition

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Trevor

• Portraits of a Monster: Robert Walpole and Early English Prose Fiction

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Jerry C.

• White Captives, African Slaves: A Drama of Abolition

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Benilde

• The Mental Landscape of the Public Sphere: A European Perspective

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Margaret C.

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